Re: Weight Watchers - Reply

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Hi :

First off thanks for all the great info on WW. (Thanks to

and Carolyn too for giving their opinions of the program)

>>> wrote: I just noticed I must have mistyped my first name

when I wrote that first note! How funny! Anyway, it's just " "

without an " e " !<<<

HAHA....no that was probably me making a typo when I replied. I a not

the greatest on the keyboard and as a result my spelling usually

suffers. I proof my messages but I always seem to miss something.

>>> if you want to really change your attitude towards eating and

food and make positive habit changes for a lifetime then yes.<<

I think that is what I need.

>>>Excellent question! I have found that for me, just reading the

materials does NOT work. I tried that when I first joined and I did

not stick with the program. I had no one to ask questions, no one to

give me advice when I got stuck and no one to look to as role models

and not a lot of support for my efforts<<<

That is good to know.

>>>Check out www.weightwatchers.com and look into the WW online

option if you're interested in that.<<<

We have our own WW website here in Canada " www.weightwatchers.ca " . It

is pretty much the same as the U.S one though. I don't really enjoy

doing stuff on the computer. I would likely check out the website and

what it has to offer but I don't think the on-line option would be

for me. There are meetings offered right near here. Likely even

within walking distance from my house. One Tues eve, one Wed Am and

one Sat Am. There is only one meeting location though so no

opportunity to shop around and find a leader/meeting that " fits " .

>>> The other plan is called " core " and you choose from a HUGE range

of very healthy, very low-fat foods. You learn (with the program

materials and from your leader and other members if you attend

meetings) to recognize different levels of hunger and to eat to the

point of satisfaction but not stuffing yourself. You can eat as much

of the core foods as you need to be satisfied (and can eat non-core

but count points for it, you have a weekly allowance for those). Some

people find that scary, afraid they will be out of control, but the

core foods are very dense and satisfying so as long as you pay

attention to your body you are fine. (Stop, rest and assess is the

key... While you're eating stop, take a rest and assess whether or

not you're satisfied then eat more if you need to or just stop.) I

have done both plans, recently switched to core, and both are easy to

follow if you are committed to your own success.<<<

Hmmmm....I think I agree with Carolyn and I would find counting

points would get old fast. Perhaps the Core plan would be better for

me. Nice to know you can switch if one isn't working for you.

It is $160 to join for 10 weeks so not a huge investment if it

doesn't work for me for some reason.

Re: Journal

Was thinking of investing in an exercise/food journal to help keep me

on track. Does WW have one?? Just wondering cause I wouldn't want to

buy one then find a perfectly good one comes with my WW memebership.

Thanks again for the info!